The one permanent fixture at the moment is mothers care situation . having being evicted from her bed blocking job into the poshest dementia care facility in the area , she has been reasonably happy and settled ,one or two interesting episodes i gather . they moved her there christmas Eve and they just left me a phone message , Being ill and all the other events going on there was little chance to find out what was going on , but others have visited and said how nice it was and she seemed to like it . It was very secure they couldnt leave their rooms alone at night and everything was key carded to stop the residents going anywhere they shouldnt .
However what they didnt tell us is that she was only there for 6 weeks we found this out yesterday when my cousin visited !!! So we have spent all day trying to find out what is going on . It seems that the government threw some money at the hospitals to evict the bed blockers but they only paid for 6 weeks!!! so where do they go after that ? We cant seem to get an answer on that one . It would seem the plan is to send her home yet again with a couple of carer visits because shes physically in really good condition for her age apart from her heart being a tad wobbly . The fact that her brain is like a plate of half scrambled eggs counts for nothing it would seem / Shes so well at the moment because she has spent 3 months in care and her meals and meds are monitored there!!! plus they dont let her at the booze . This ended up with us contacting social services today because no one would speak to us . They have no record of her anywhere which is pretty weird as i have spoken to them in the past , they think she may have transferred her across to the local council and her files may have gone there . Anyway the result of all this chaos is that we are waiting for someone to contact us from half a dozen directions ...i await with interest
I know nothing of these things - but would the Council be able to arrange your Mothers ongoing care where she is now settled - especially as any upheavel may have negative consequences for her x
ReplyDeleteSending hugs. Don't let them make you responsible for anything and get everything in writing.
ReplyDeletePlease keep saying no to anything you don’t want to happen. Don’t let them making her your responsibility, they will if they can and don’t offer to pay for anything or sign anything.This advise was given to us by a friend who was a social worker for which I have always been thankful. Hugs I have been there.
ReplyDeleteThey “ think they may have transferred her…”. She is not someone’s mislaid eyeglasses. These idiots should have a paper trail. They don’t sound very professional
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